title: [Frequency of psychiatric admissions from recently built satellite areas (concrete buildings) in the western district of Copenhagen].
abstract: Scandinavian investigations have demonstrated that the extent of mental disturbances is related to the nature of the district concerned. Young satellite districts, concrete built up areas in the periphery of large cities have been pointed out as high risk regions. Environments with poor resources, dominated by social disintegration increase the risk of mental disturbances in persons who are already poorly integrated. Four satellite building sites which were built within the past 25 years in the westerly part of Copenhagen were investigated for the frequency of inpatient admissions in the regional psychiatric department in 1985. 23% of all the admissions occur from these regions where 12% of the basic population lives. The majority of the admissions occur partly from the oldest of these regions built in the nineteen sixties and also from the two youngest regions built at the end of the nineteen seventies. The same pattern was found for the main diagnoses: character disturbances and drug addiction while the diagnosis of schizophrenia is commonest in the two youngest regions. Socio-economical data which suggests social disintegration in these districts is quoted. Purposeful social-psychiatric efforts in the high risk districts are necessary. Mental hygienic requirements should be taken into consideration in planning new residential districts.
authors.affiliation: Københavns Amts Sygehus Nordvang, afdeling P.
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Klahn
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haastrup
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population
vernacular_title: Psykiatrisk indlaeggelseshyppighed fra nyere drabantbebyggelser (betonbyggerier) i Københavns vestegn.